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From a rice revolution to cuddle tourism, here’s the best of OZY this week.

February 8, 2020

This week we learned about people and movements working toward change. We met an 8-year-old climate activist in India who is definitely not the “Greta of the Global South.” Instead, call her “Licypriya of India.” And we also discovered how new indigenous languages in Australia are making key cultural connections and how the martial art of kahprek is finding new fighters and ways to survive in Myanmar.

And — cuteness alert — we also visited a unique tour in Cairo where the main attraction is cuddling with kitties and puppies. The goal: to show how the city’s millions of stray animals need love and support.

Read on for stories about moon living, rice revolutions and sex research gone wrong. Here are our favorite stories on OZY this week.